Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Silver Streak Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Cuxton, Halling & Riverside , and the 258th highest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silver Streak Way (ME2 2GU) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% lower than the Cuxton, Halling & Riverside average (124.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silver Streak Way (ME2 2GU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holly Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laburnum Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Silver Streak Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rileys Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oswald Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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